"I haven't done it yet," he told reporters on Thursday, before heading to McAllen, Texas, to tour the border. "I may do it. If this doesn't work out, probably I will do it. I would almost say definitely."

If Trump does declare a national emergency, he may face opposition from people in his own party, according to ABC News' Trish Turner: "Even Republicans agree this is a very dicey road that you're going down if this is how you try to end a negotiation that's not going your way."

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U.S. Border Protection officers point their weapons at migrants as they prepare to cross the border fence to get into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 1, 2019.

A hearing is set for Feb. 7, and there will be limitations on the questions asked so as to not interfere in Cohen's cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller, according to House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings.

"He has talked a lot," Klein tells us, "but he has never told his story under oath in front of Congress."

Cohen was sentenced in December to three years in federal prison for financial crimes, lying to Congress and for two violations of campaign finance law in connection to hush-money payments to two women who've claimed having affairs with Trump.

Cohen is scheduled to report to prison in early March.

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing in New York City, Dec. 12, 2018.

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Joanie Adams

2019-01-11T17:36:45

From what I see in global statistics not just USA our problem is NOT infertility but what does it matter? Since science wants to replace everything with robots we wont need hoards of people but believe me it will still feel like it.

RE: Fertility rates. It's been a standard finding that as peoples' economic condition improves, they tend to have fewer children. I am not sure why, but in the past (and still in many countries) there is a very high rate of infant mortality. And one has more kids so there is someone around to take care of the parents in their old age. Something a lot more important in the days of family farms.